Three suspected in kidnappings caught

Published: Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 01:39 PM.

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Police have apprehended the final three suspects in a string of kidnappings and robberies in Gastonia from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16. Adrian Taiwan Goode, 37, and Imani Marquell Lee Jordan, 21, both of 404 Star St., Dallas, and James Timothy Alexander, 25, of 515 E. Holly St., Dallas, were arrested at 5:45 a.m. Saturday.

The group, along with Reginald Tyrone Rice, 21, of 429 S. Spargo St., Dallas are charged in all three kidnappings. All four have bonds ranging from $1 million to $2 million. Altogether, they face numerous charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping.

Goode is Jordan’s uncle and Alexander is a friend of the family, police said. Police had asked for the public’s help in finding Jordan, Goode and Alexander on Thursday. They were to be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

In the three cases, men were taken against their will and forced to drive to ATMs, withdraw money from their bank accounts and then hand over the cash. One man was taken from his home while he was unloading groceries, another from his apartment complex and two men were taken from their church. After the money was exchanged, each of the men were left alone with their cars as the men walked away on foot.

None of the four men in any of the three cases were physically harmed. Police now believe Rice was following in his car, picking up the men and dropping them off for the crimes.

Capt. Steven Duncan, with Gastonia Police had previously described the kidnappings as rare and unusual. None of the victims or the locations of the crime were connected, police said. “The whole circumstance was highly unusual,” Duncan said. “There was absolutely no connection so it did take a little bit of time (to find suspects).”

You can reach reporter Lauren Baheri at 704-869-1842 or Twitter.com/lbaheri.

Police have apprehended the final three suspects in a string of kidnappings and robberies in Gastonia from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16. Adrian Taiwan Goode, 37, and Imani Marquell Lee Jordan, 21, both of 404 Star St., Dallas, and James Timothy Alexander, 25, of 515 E. Holly St., Dallas, were arrested at 5:45 a.m. Saturday.

The group, along with Reginald Tyrone Rice, 21, of 429 S. Spargo St., Dallas are charged in all three kidnappings. All four have bonds ranging from $1 million to $2 million. Altogether, they face numerous charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping.

Goode is Jordan’s uncle and Alexander is a friend of the family, police said. Police had asked for the public’s help in finding Jordan, Goode and Alexander on Thursday. They were to be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

In the three cases, men were taken against their will and forced to drive to ATMs, withdraw money from their bank accounts and then hand over the cash. One man was taken from his home while he was unloading groceries, another from his apartment complex and two men were taken from their church. After the money was exchanged, each of the men were left alone with their cars as the men walked away on foot.

None of the four men in any of the three cases were physically harmed. Police now believe Rice was following in his car, picking up the men and dropping them off for the crimes.

Capt. Steven Duncan, with Gastonia Police had previously described the kidnappings as rare and unusual. None of the victims or the locations of the crime were connected, police said. “The whole circumstance was highly unusual,” Duncan said. “There was absolutely no connection so it did take a little bit of time (to find suspects).”

You can reach reporter Lauren Baheri at 704-869-1842 or Twitter.com/lbaheri.